Meaning & use
Markup
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The amount added to the cost price of goods to determine the selling price and cover overhead and profit.
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The boutique applies a hefty markup on imported handbags.
Retailers typically use a fifty percent markup on clothing to account for returns and discounts.
A note on using this word
In publishing and computing, 'markup' also refers to symbolic tags, as in HTML markup, used to format or structure text.
Words with a similar meaning
marginsurcharge
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Words with an opposite meaning
markdowndiscount
Another way to use it
2. noun
A system of codes or tags inserted into text to control its formatting or structure, especially in computing.
The webpage's markup included several outdated HTML tags.
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